Author Archives: Syndicated Content
West urges Saudi Arabia to release women activists, prosecute Khashoggi killers
GENEVA (Reuters) - Dozens of Western countries voiced concern on Tuesday at Saudi Arabia's continued detention of women activists and called for those behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi ...
Sep 15, 2020
Tigers begin last homestand as shortened season winds down
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) – The Detroit Tigers begin their final homestand of the season tonight as they host the Kansas City Royals. Matthew Boyd gets the start for Detroit in the opener, while Kansas...
Sep 15, 2020
WHO praises AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial pause
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official on Tuesday said that the decision by AstraZeneca to pause global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine after an unexplained illness sho...
Sep 15, 2020
Lions look for replacements after multiple injuries
ALLEN PARK, MI (WTVB) – The Detroit Lions will work out four defensive backs as they deal with mounting injuries. Starting corners Justin Coleman and Desmond Trufant left Sunday’s loss to ...
Sep 15, 2020
Google faces grilling on ad business before U.S. Senate antitrust panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertisin...
Sep 15, 2020
Taiwan conservationists say kicked out of global bird group in China row
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan conservation group said on Wednesday it had been kicked out of a British-based wild bird protection body after it had been asked and refused to sign a document stating it d...
Sep 15, 2020
Biden visits Florida to shore up support among critical Hispanic voters
By Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday will make his first campaign visit of the year to Florida, where opinion polls show a tight race against President Don...
Sep 15, 2020
Despite missing restart, Pistons can now begin training
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) – The Detroit Pistons and the seven other teams who did not take part in the NBA restart are now able to hold voluntary workouts. Phase one of the program started yesterday wi...
Sep 15, 2020
Kremlin says no exceptions for Belarus in repaying $1.5 billion loan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday said no exceptions would be made for Minsk in how it repays a $1.5 billion loan, agreed between President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexan...
Sep 15, 2020
Chinese border city steps up coronavirus tests after Myanmar cases
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese border city launched coronavirus tests for tens of thousands of residents on Tuesday, following two imported infections from neighboring Myanmar, barring some people from...
Sep 15, 2020
